THE TIMES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 2293, 31 March 1875, Page 2

THE TIMES.

♦ LONDON. *+* Owing to the very great press of important nexus from the Continent, received in the course of Tuesday and yesterday, we are obliged to curtail, for this day, the debates of the National Convention, which we have down to the IT th instant, as well as refer some other interesting articles of French intelligence till tomorrow. Then follows a short paragraph of sixteen lines, briefly announcing that it was " very confidently reported that news had been received from tho Continent stating that Princo de Cobourg had gained a victory over the French on the 20th instant." After giving the rumour, it adds, "It is necessary for us to remark that no confirmation of this report was known at n, late hour last night." As a few of the locals of the day may amuse, I extract them as they appear: — Yefterday, at noon, a Lieutenant of His Majefty's Frigate the Crescent, of 36 guns, Captain Saumarez, arrived exprefs at the. Admiralty, with an account of the capture of the French Frigate Re-union, of 36 guns, after an action of more than two hours and a half. The engagement took place on Sunday laft, near. Cherbourg, at the diftance of lefs than a league and a half from the fiiorc. The lofs on board the French frigate, was 118 in killed and wounded, and not a fmgle man hurt on board the Crefcent by the fire of the enemy ; one man J unfortunately had his thigh broke by the falling j of a yard, or block. This extraordinary ciicum- \ fiance mull have arifen from the French frigate j directing her whole fire againft the rigging of the Crefccnl. On talcing pofleffion of the Re-union, it appeared that the fire fiom the Crefcent had killed and wounded three teamen near the powder magazine. An immenfe concourfe of perfons who had affembled on the fliore witueffed the eugage-

raent, and had the mortification to perceive the j triumph of the British flag over their Republican colours. The Crefcent has arrived with her prize at Spithead. It is expected that a Court Mourning will be announced in the Gazette of next Saturday, on account of the mournful event of the execution of the Queen of France. A morning paper of yefterday has imposed on the public credulity by ftating that the Queen of France had been murdered by the mob immediately after her trial. We have a Paris Gazette, of the 17th inftant, in our poffeffion, which ftates the particulars given in our paper of yefterday. Lord Cahir, lately married to Miff Jeffries, niece to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, has conformed to the Proteftant religion. His .Majefty has prefented Lagfhot-park to Prince of Gloucester for his future residence. The Duke of Manchester, since his determination to embark in the voyage matrimonial, has bid adieu to his " trim-built wherry;" his favourite song is now "Blackeyed Sufan. " We should like to see The Times of the present day inserting " a joke " of this kind at the expense of any of the Montagu family. A report of the National Convention of France up to Weduesday, October 16, and extracts from a supplement extraordinary to the Brussels Gazette of October 18, containing a bulletin from the Grand Army recounting the besieging of Maubeuge, when 3,000 men of the Grand Army were killed or wounded, and about 6,000 of the enemy. There is also a paragraph respecting riots at Birmingham through the issue of a distress warrant against a person who "vas able to pay taxes but would not. The Itiot Act was read and two regiments called out before peace was restored. The prices of stock in those days were 3 per cents., 71 ; Consols, 74J to 75. There are two columns of auction advertise ments, consisting chiefly of properties for sale, aud the imprint, which runs across the bottom of the page, is as follows : —

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